fibromyalgia
noun
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Definition of fibromyalgia
: a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles and associated connective tissue structures that is typically accompanied by fatigue, headache, and sleep disturbances
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Other Words from fibromyalgia
fibromyalgic
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adjective
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adjective
fibromyalgic pain
fibromyalgic patients
fibromyalgic
noun,
plural fibromyalgics
Most fibromyalgics are women who have gradual onset of symptoms between the ages of 20 and 45.
— Landis Lum
Examples of fibromyalgia in a Sentence
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She was quickly diagnosed with a variety of ailments, including severe fatigue, seizures, migraines, routine loss of consciousness and fibromyalgia among others. — Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "Stem cell therapy gives Katy woman new lease on life," 12 Aug. 2019 The medication, otherwise known as pregabalin, is used for seizures and fibromyalgia, a condition that causes chronic, widespread pain. — CBS News, "FDA approves first generic copies of nerve pain drug Lyrica," 22 July 2019 Her mom used it for her fibromyalgia, and her dad for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. — Andy Marso, kansascity, "Most doctors won’t OK Missouri medical marijuana requests. But these KC clinics will," 4 June 2019 In her cover interview for the October 2018 issue of Vogue, the pop star opened up further about her health and about the misconceptions that inevitably follow diagnoses of fibromyalgia and other chronic illnesses. — Andrea Park, Allure, "Lady Gaga Opens Up in Vogue Interview About Struggling With Fibromyalgia and PTSD," 12 Sep. 2018 Alzheimer’s disease, Crohn’s disease, Type I and Type II diabetes, fibromyalgia, spinal cord injury, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s disease, peripheral neuropathy and rheumatoid arthritis. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "Judge approves class action case against clinic peddling unproven stem cell therapy," 1 July 2019 Richard said many who write to him claim ASMR has helped them with everything from insomnia to fibromyalgia. — Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, "Everything you ever wanted to know about ASMR," 27 June 2019 But Ohio also has some rarer conditions on its list including sickle cell disease, fibromyalgia and Tourette syndrome. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "Medical marijuana: Ohio board votes today on whether autism, anxiety will be qualifying conditions," 11 June 2019 A decade ago, her mom had tried everything else to quell the pain of fibromyalgia. — Andy Marso, kansascity, "Most doctors won’t OK Missouri medical marijuana requests. But these KC clinics will," 4 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fibromyalgia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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fibromyalgia
noun
fi·bro·my·al·gia
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Medical Definition of fibromyalgia
: a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain, tenderness, and stiffness of muscles and associated connective tissue structures that is typically accompanied by fatigue, headache, and sleep disturbances
— called also fibromyalgia syndrome, fibromyositis
Other Words from fibromyalgia
fibromyalgic
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